Tuesday, 1 February 2011

On February 1 ZSP-IWA started an information active about illegal temporary work contractds at the Call Center of Bank Millennium in Warsaw. According to the labour law, the work done by the employees at the Call Center should entitle them to permanent contracts but the bank keeps signing temporary ones.

One worker who demanded a permanent contract was fired but went to court to establish his employment relation. This is how we know of the situation. The worker asked for solidarity. ZSP thought that it would be good to phone the 24-hour Call Center using its free line and to talk to the workers. We have started a campaign. Those who call the line can encouarge the people to organize, explain the differences between forms of contracts, what the worker loses without a fixed contract or explain how they can get a permanent one. Everything depends on how long they can speak. The participants can also give them contact info to ZSP or give the address of the website pracownik.net where there is practical information on the isubjects of contracts, the legal process and the direct organization of the workers.

The action is also directed at others who will receive leaflets or can read about the action on the Internet and learn something about their workers' rights.